I’ll be suspicious to see how they’re trying to really abruptly right the wrongs of the finale. Like Marnie and Charlie like about to be happy ever After then the actor leaves so they have to suddenly change it. And Hannah like about to be sued by her book editor and how they’re somehow totally fine? When this show is good it’s great but I’m a little worried about how abruptly she’s trying to change things that didn’t work great last season

Loved every minute of that preview. I too did have problems with the romanticized lives of the girls that was that season two finale. But it looks like real stuff and more ensemble (the girls are together again!) work is going to happen. And the return of Andrew Rannells is a plus. Realloking forward to this and “Looking” being the hypothetical sister show/companion piece.

YESSSS. This looks really awesome and hopefully more upbeat than the second half of season two (though it holds up a lot better on re-watch). I had some issues with the ending of S2 also, especially on the Marnie/Charlie front, but I listened to the commentary with Lena and Judd Apatow recently and they acknowledged that the rom-com ending wasn’t entirely earnest. I’m not sure the show conveys this very well, but there you go. I also have problems with the Adam/Hannah ending in theory, but in reality I found their connection to be very poignant especially in context of Hannah’s mental illness.

The girl that played Charlie’s girlfriend last season was the first choice to play Marnie. That would’ve been interesting to see. The lack of self awareness Allison Williams breathes into Marnie is fun to watch, but she is not as strong as an actress that some make her out to be, so seeing a strong actress in the role would’ve been great to see.